Privacy Statement

Effective Date: [1st January 2024]

Introduction


Palm Leaf Press is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data when you interact with our website, submit manuscripts, or use our services.

Information We Collect

  1. Personal Information:

    • Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number.
    • Account Information: Username, password, and other account-related information.
    • Submission Information: Manuscripts, abstracts, author bios, and other submission-related data.
    • Communication Information: Correspondence, feedback, and other communications you send to us.
  2. Automatically Collected Information:

    • Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information, and pages visited.
    • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage, and provide personalized content.

How We Use Your Information ?

  1. Provide Services: To process manuscript submissions, publish articles, and manage author accounts.
  2. Communicate with You: To respond to your inquiries, send newsletters, updates, and other communications.
  3. Improve Our Services: To analyze usage patterns, improve our website and services, and develop new features.
  4. Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

How We Share Your Information ?

  1. Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting providers, email service providers, and metadata harvesters that can expand the reach of published materials, associated resources and contributors.
  2. Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.

Your Rights and Choices

  1. Access and Correction: You have the right to access and correct your personal information. You can update your account information through your account settings or by contacting us.
  2. Opt-Out: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications by following the unsubscribe instructions in our emails or by contacting us.
  3. Data Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal information by contacting us. Please note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your country. We take steps to ensure that your information receives an adequate level of protection as required by applicable laws.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 18, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. The effective date of the current version is noted at the top of this statement. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement periodically.

Contact Us


If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Statement or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Palm Leaf Press, 
Press Manager,
23, Kulathumettu Street,
Karikalampakkam,
Puducherry - 605007.
India.